Quick answer: A leak you cannot see usually shows up first on the water bill or as a warm patch on a floor. Leak detection locates it without opening walls at random, which is the difference between one repair and a week of drywall work. Silent toilet flappers are the most common culprit and the cheapest fix.
H. Hofmeister & Co. Inc. is a licensed NJ plumbing contractor (NJ Master Plumbing License #10625, NJ HVAC License #19HC002574) at 115 Bergenline Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675. Family-owned since 1966. Hours 6AM-6PM seven days a week, with 24/7 emergency service. Call (201) 666-1118. This page covers leak detection in walls, slabs and underground lines.
The leaks that do real damage in Bergen County homes are the ones nobody sees - a pinhole in a supply line inside a wall cavity, or a service line weeping underground. The usual first evidence is a water bill that has climbed without explanation, or a warm spot on a floor. Finding it precisely is the whole job; opening the wrong wall is what makes a small repair expensive. We serve Westwood, Emerson, Hillsdale, River Vale, Washington Township, Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge, Montvale, Paramus, Ridgewood, Oradell, Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Haworth, Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan.
Call (201) 666-1118 — H. Hofmeister & Co. Inc., 115 Bergenline Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675.